Why are men struck by Lightning strikes offen than women?

Getting stuck by lightning might seem like one of the ultimate random acts of natural violence. But perhaps it's less random than you think; men tend to get shocked more often than women.

That's according to AccuWeather.com, reports the Sun-Sentinel, which says 82% of the 648 people killed in the U.S. between 1995 and 2008 were male.

This unequal relationship goes back a long way. According to a 1999 paper that looked at lightning-caused damages since 1959, men accounted for 84% of lightning deaths and 82% of injuries. Guys were 4.6 times more likely to be killed and 5.3 times more likely to be injured than women.

Why the gender-skewed victims? Perhaps because men take more risks in lightning storms, according to an official from the National Weather Service.

Other factors at play, according to the 1999 paper -- where you live and when you're exposed. Florida had the highest number of actual deaths and injuries, while Wyoming and New Mexico had the highest injury rates with population taken into account. Sunday saw 24% more deaths than any other day of the week. Lightning casualty rates tended to peak in July.

So whatever you do, don't go golfing on a high hill with a metal club in the middle of a thunderstorm in Florida on a Sunday in July. Oh yeah, and try not to be a dude.
Source:http://www.freerepublic.com/